Crib



Nov. 4 1924.

G. P. SPADY CRIB Filed July 1920 L: I "I n l h "m r" Patented Nev. 4,13924.

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GEORGE P. SPADY, OF IMPERIAL, NEBRASKA.

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Application filed July 6, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE P. SPADY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Imperial, in the county of Chase and State of 6 Nebraska,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cribs, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to cribs of the swinging or swaying type and hasfor its primary object the provision of an improved method ofconstruction for the swinging or swaying device.

Another object of the invention is to provide an extremely neat andsubstantial appearing crib which will embody resilient swinging orswaying means without the customary complexly assembled springstructure.

A further objectof the invention is the provision of an easily assembledcrib, one that has but few parts, is cheap to make and takes but littleeffort to operate.

Other objects of my invention will appear in the following detaileddescription, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, forminga part of this specification, and in which drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the crib with part of one side brokenaway to disclose details.

Figure 2 is a partial plan of the crib and Figure 3 is a section takenon the line 33 of Figure 1.

In the drawing, where similar characters refer to similar partsthroughout the views, A designates the bed portion or body of the crib.I; is the resilient supporting and swaying means and C is the underlyingbase.

Referring first to the body of the crib A which may be of the usualconstruction comprising a lower frame 4, transverse parallel slats, 5,corner posts 6, guard strips T and vertical bars 8, connecting the lowerframe 4 and guard strips 7 This structure is preferably of wood but maybe made of any other suitable material whereby a maximum of strengthwill be combined with a minimum of weight.

Referring now to resilient supporting and swaying means B, such may bemade of heavy spring metal or tough wood enlarged Serial No. 649,921.

at its lower end as at 9 to provide rigidity and additional material forscrews or analogous attaching means 10 which rigidly fasten the deviceto underlying base C. To afl'ord additional security against movement ofthe supports especially lateral movement, the lower end 9 is placed inthe extreme corner of the underlying base and abuts the end bar 15, asshown in Figure 1. For purposes of illustration there are foursupporting and swaying members shown, but the invention is not limitedto a specific num her. The upper end of B is provided with a way 11which registers with a passage 12 of the adjacent lower frame 4 and adowel or similar device 13 supports body A upon means B by passingthrough way 11 and passage 12, the same being preferably of a length toserve such purpose for both sides as shown in Figure 2.

Underlying base C may now be described as having end bars 15 and sidestrips lt rigidly joined in any suitable manner to form a substantialbase for the attachment of members B as above described.

In assembling, the resilient supporting and swaying means are placedwith their broad sides parallel to each other and parallel to the sidesof body A. This construction prevents any longitudinal movement andallows their resiliency to be utilized in swaying the crib bodylaterally.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit orscope of my invention; but,

I claim:

1. In a crib, the combination of a body, a rectangular supporting basehaving side strips and end bars and a plurality of vertically disposedresilient supports connecting the body and base and formed of straightflat strips having their upper ends secured to end portions of said bodyand having their lower ends secured in the corners of said base.

2. In a crib, the combination of a body, a supporting base comprisingside strips and connecting end bars, and vertical resilient supports,mounting the body in spaced rela tion above the base and formed ofstraight strips having their lower end portions se cured t0 the sidestrips of the base and having edge faces abutting the end bars of thebase. p

8. In a crih a body, a rectangular base having side strips and end bars,vertically dis osed supporting strips between, the base an hedy andiformed of resilient material,

rods passing through the body and upper GEORGE P. SPADY.

